CASE STUDY 7 Singapore Port – transforming maritime legacy into an energy transition cluster Context: For decades, Singapore’s four separate ports (Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Brani and Pasir Panjang) powered its rise as a global shipping hub but caused fragmentation, inefficiencies and higher emissions. To address this, Singapore is consolidating all operations under Tuas Port, a next-generation port built to handle 65 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually.121 Objective: Tuas Port aims to lead by example as a next-generation maritime hub, showcasing how technology-driven, sustainable port operation can strengthen Singapore’s competitiveness in the international maritime sector while embodying the state’s low-carbon transition agenda. Intervention: Tuas Port operationalizes Singapore’s low-carbon goals through advanced technology and sustainable design, supported by strategic collaborations: –Smart operations and electrification: Tuas Port integrates over 400 automated guided vehicles, electrified yard cranes and remote-control towers. It is designed to be automated and intelligent, with AI and digitalPORT@SG. Meanwhile, smart grids are employed to optimize energy and turnaround.122 These advancements collectively contribute to significant emissions reduction. –More than half of the landfill used to create the new area came from recycled dredged materials. Corals in the area were relocated, with about 80% survival rate. The port platform is also built 5 metres above sea level to protect it from future climate risks.123 –Clean fuels: Tuas Port is positioning itself as a bunkering hub for hydrogen, ammonia and biofuels, supporting global decarbonization. –Domestic leadership: The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) leads port regulation and planning, including maritime digitalization and decarbonization efforts, safety and manpower development, while the PSA Singapore drives technology integration and operational innovation. –International collaboration: Bilateral green and digital shipping corridors link the Port of Singapore to China (including Tianjin and Shandong), the Port of Rotterdam, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Japan, Australia, India and the Republic of Korea. Image credit: PSA Corporation. Industrial Transformation in ASEAN: A Cluster-Driven Model for Regional and Global Collaboration 23

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